Associate Professor Athena Linos of the Medical School of the University of Athens and Professor Wilhelm Kirch of the University of Dresden have edited a new book published by Springer Publications titled "Promoting Health for Working Women". The book is the end result of an EU funded project which also received funding from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation the HPROWOMEN project – Development of Education and Training Tool for Workplace Health Promotion focusing on Women. The aim of the HPROWOMEN project was the development of an educational/ training tool for planning, implementing and evaluating workplace health promotion activities which will enable public health and occupational health professionals to adequately address the issue of occupational risks and hazards that are specific to women, or that women, are more likely to encounter.

The book is divided into four parts. Part I provides an overview of the principles and concepts of health promotion for working women, and provides a methodological framework for the design and implementation of health promotion programs. The first part of the book also includes a review of the relevant European Union (EU) legislative framework. Part II reviews specific health topics of particular interest to working women, namely, occupational diseases, mental health and work-life balance, musculoskeletal disorders, work-related violence, bullying and sexually harassment, and communicable diseases. In Part III, special emphasis is made on two particular health issues concerning working women, reproductive health and breastfeeding. The final part reviews lifestyle determinants such as smoking, alcohol, and nutrition from a woman's perspective, and in view of the special role women still have in most of today's family and societal structures.

To order "Promoting Health for Working Women"-ISBN 978-0-387-73037-0 contact Springer Publications, www.springer.com or ask major bookstores in your area.